Mumbai: A 21-year-old explosive wicket-keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant received Grade A Central Contract for the 2018-19 season. Meanwhile, the Board for...

Mumbai: A 21-year-old explosive wicket-keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant received Grade A Central Contract for the 2018-19 season. Meanwhile, the Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) trimmed down the top bracket of Grade 'A-plus' to just three players in which skipper Virat Kohli, vice-captain in limited-overs game Rohit Sharma and pacer Jasprit Bumrah managed to retain their name. The Board on Thursday announced annual players' contact list. "The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) for BCCI on Thursday announced the Annual Player Contracts for the period from October 2018 to September 2019," the board said in a statement.